Never do. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbdn.gif" alt="" />

A choil was only introduced to provide a space between the cutting edge and the bolsters,or handle of the given knife... back in the day. It was so you could sharpen the blade all the way to the end without having a blank spot at the end.

The big knives adopted the choil and enlarged it in a effort to add more fine control to delicate cuts of their bulky blades while offering the owner the opportunity of sharpening the giant blade all the way to the end of the cutting edge.

For me,I'll take a small choil like on the YKLE. Just big enough to stop sharpening at,but not large enough to make me feel like I am missing a part of my blade. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Placing my index finger into a choil and cutting anything is inviting a accident if not a lifetime scar. No thanks! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />


Peace.